A 30-year old suspect was arrested in Kadawatha yesterday (Dec 30) for allegedly demanding a ransom worth Rs 3 million while levelling death threats at a resident in Kiribathgoda.
Police officials had arrested the suspect following a complaint lodged by the victim who claimed that the suspect had demanded a sum of Rs 3 million as ransom through telephone calls made from various phone numbers.
According to the complaint, the suspect had threatened to harass the family members of the victim if the ransom was not paid.
The suspect who has been identified as a resident of Kadawatha by the name of Tyrone Fernando will be produced before the Mahara Magistrates Court today.
He will also be produced before the Kiribathgoda police for further investigations.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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